Roseobacter litoralis
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| Roseobacter litoralis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodobacterales |
| Family: | Rhodobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Roseobacter |
| Species: | R. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Roseobacter litoralis Shiba, 1991 | |
Roseobacter litoralis is a species of aerobic pink-pigmented bacteria.[1] Cells are ovoid or rod-shaped and motile by subpolar flagella. R. litoralis does not reduce nitrate, while R. dentrificans does. R. litoralis can be found in marine seaweed.[citation needed]